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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

Kai Havertz praised for penalty retake moment as Chelsea’s alternative taker revealed

Kai Havertz earned the praise of Joe Cole for holding his nerve to score his retaken penalty in Chelsea’s win over Borussia Dortmund despite having the option to pass up the spot-kick.

Tuesday’s Champions League clash was in the balance when the German struck the post from his second-half penalty, which was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment into the area by Borussia players.

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